mottle

ˈmɑːtəl

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Definition of mottle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

patterns

Rare

pattern of spots or blotches

Rare

The fabric had a beautiful mottle.

blotch

speckle

spot

art

Rare

blotch of color on a surface

Rare

The artist added a mottle to the canvas.

speckle

spot

stain

Verb

tr.

pattern

Rare

mark with spots or streaks of different colors or shades

Rare

The artist mottled the vase with blue and green.

dapple

marble

speckle

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pattern of spots or blotches
blotch of color on a surface

Origin of mottle

Middle English, motlen (to stain)

Examples of mottle in a sentence

The bird's feathers had a natural mottle.
The mottle on the wall gave it a unique texture.
She noticed a mottle on the old photograph.
Sunlight mottled the forest floor through the leaves.
Dawn mottled the horizon with pale pinks.

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French:motif moucheté, mouchetter, ...
German:Muster, marmorieren, ...
Italian:chiazzatura, marmorizzare, ...
Spanish:moteado, manchar, ...
Portuguese:padrão de manchas, manchar, ...
Chinese:斑纹, 斑驳, ...
Japanese:斑模様, 斑点をつける, ...
Arabic:تَرْقِيط, نَقَّطَ, ...
Hebrew:דְּגָם כְּתָמִים, לְנַקֵּד, ...
Russian:пестринка, пятнать, ...
Ukrainian:візерунок плям, плямувати, ...
Hindi:मॉटल, धब्बा लगाना, ...
Bengali:মটল, দাগ বা রেখা দিয়ে চিহ্নিত করা, ...
Catalan:motlle, motejar, ...
Czech:skvrnitost, skvrnit, ...
Danish:marmorering, marmorer, ...
Dutch:gevlekt patroon, bestippen, ...
Greek:μοτίβο, στικτάρω, ...
Hungarian:foltozottság, tarkítani, ...
Khmer:លំនាំប្រឡាក់ៗ, លាបពណ៌ជាចំណុចឬជាឆ្នូត, ...
Korean:얼룩무늬, 얼룩지게 하다, ...
Persian:الگوی لکه‌دار, لکه‌دار کردن, ...
Polish:cętkowany wzór, cętkować, ...
Portuguese (BR):moteado, manchar, ...
Romanian:model pestriț, a picta, ...
Swedish:fläckighet, pricka, ...
Thai:ลวดลาย, แต้มลาย, ...
Turkish:benek deseni, beneklemek, ...
Vietnamese:hoa văn loang lổ, làm lốm đốm, ...

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